Starting second-period fireworks was a fight between Ottawa's Jon Carnevale and Battalion defenceman Kyle Pereira that was halted when Pereira's helmet fell off.

Dale and Nesbitt traded tip-in goals before the 67's started to unravel after a tripping call on defenceman Marc Zanetti.

On a power play, Kang caught Courchaine high in his crease when he picked up a rebound off the end boards and flipped it home.

A bad pinch at the Brampton blue line by 67's rookie defenceman Brian Birkhoff led to the 2-on-1 that put Ottawa behind by a pair.

A little more than five minutes later, Evgeny Grachev finished off an odd-man rush.

The 67's had a chance to go on a 5-on-3 power play late in the second, but Nigro came up swinging after being checked from behind by Brad Albert. His instigator penalty offset Albert's minor.

Adam Courchaine, who allowed four goals on 27 shots, was lifted after two periods. Chris Perugini kicked out 20-of-21 shots in the third.

"The reason I made the change is (Courchaine) was being left alone," Kilrea said. "There were 2-on-1s and 3-on-1s. It wasn't the goalie's fault ... I'm starting Perugini (today) and thought we'd give him some work."